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Fast Forward Plea Bargain Readied in the Espionage Case of Anat Kamm
A plea bargain for Anat Kamm, accused of passing documents she took from the IDF Central Command to Haaretz reporter Uri Blau, has been formulated at a meeting with senior prosecutors at the justice ministry, Channel 2 reported on Monday evening. According to the indictment against Kamm, during her military service as clerk in the…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu’s New Year’s Greeting: Peace Talks May Not Succeed
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the nation Tuesday in a New Year’s greeting that there was no guarantee negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians would succeed, but vowed to aim for a peace agreement by the end of the year. “This year, after many efforts, direct talks with the Palestinians have begun,” the prime minister…
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Fast Forward F.M. Lieberman: Settlement Building Should Restart Next Month
Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Wednesday that there was no reason why building should not restart in the major West bank settlement after a 10-month freeze expires next month. The determination to continue building is likely to alarm Palestinians, who are pushing for an Israeli promise to continue the freeze ahead of peace talks in…
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Fast Forward Slideshow: Israel’s Legal Marijuana
An Israeli company, Tikun Olam, works with Israel’s Health Ministry to distribute cannabis for medicinal purposes to over 1,800 people to help relieve pain caused by various health conditions. Read More and View Slideshow
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Fast Forward U.N. Rights Council Begins Questioning Flotilla Witnesses
Investigators from the United Nations Human Rights Council have begun questioning witnesses of Israel’s May 31 capture of a Gaza-bound boat in which nine people died, the UN said on Monday. An official statement said the 3-person team was now in Turkey, under whose flag the vessel was registered, after hearing other witnesses in London…
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Fast Forward Report: Shots Fired at Tel Aviv’s Turkish Embassy
Shots were heard Tuesday night at the Turkish embassy in Tel Aviv, with local media reporting that a Palestinian from the West Bank city of Ramallah had barricaded himself in an office inside the embassy, with two hostages, and was threatening to kill any Jews who entered. Police and emergency medical personnel have arrived at…
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Fast Forward Israeli Chief Rabbi: Reform Jews Are Digging Their Claws Into Israel
Sephardi Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar Shlomo Amar on Thursday criticized Reform Jews whom he said are trying to impose a more liberal lifestyle on Israel. Rabbi Amar wrote a letter to other Israeli rabbis in honor of the start of the Jewish month of Elul, saying, “We have reached our spiritual low point.” Amar added…
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Fast Forward Israeli Officer Killed in Clash on Lebanon Border
One Israeli officer was killed during clashes between Israel and the Lebanese army along the border on Tuesday. 45-year-old Lt. Col. Dov Harari, from Netanya, was a reserves battalion commander in the engineering corps. Another Israeli officer sustained severe wounds and has been admitted to Rambam Medical Center in Haifa. He is in stable condition….
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